The Offshoring Stage Model: an epilogue
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Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1 The Model........................................................................................................................... 2 Overview of the four stages ............................................................................................ 2 Stage 4: Leveraging Offshore ........................................................................................ 3 Offshore Stage Model: adaptations, uses, and similar models .......................................... 5 Adaptations in Industry................................................................................................... 5 Other offshore stage models ........................................................................................... 7 Literature Review: Stage Models........................................................................................ 7 Summary & Conclusions .................................................................................................... 8 References........................................................................................................................... 9
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